Last week we completed our 2018 #4for40 Excellence BeyoND program with a career trek to Chicago.— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) June 20, 2018
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Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Here's Why You Come to Notre Dame...
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Domer Lili Thompson Drafted by Globetrotters!
Former Notre Dame women's basketball team member (and National Champion) Lili Thompson -- was one of five players drafted today by the world famous Harlem Globetrotters!
Notre Dame fans will recall that Lili tore her ACL in early January -- ending her season and Notre Dame career way too early...
This should be fun!
LINK: STORY
The Freshmen FB Players Arrive at Notre Dame
The freshmen have officially arrived and are ready to make their mark. #GoIrish ☘ #IrishBouND18 pic.twitter.com/8VcvTFwgM0— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) June 19, 2018
Monday, June 18, 2018
Sunday, June 17, 2018
What Your Father Gives You -- Your Name...
On Father's Day -- I'm always reminded of the gift every Dad gives their kids -- their NAME.
That's my Dad in the photo above, he's on the right, sitting next to Al Kaline who is sitting next to Harvey Kuehn in the Detroit Tiger's dugout...
This is one of my "two" all-time favorite poems...
Your Family Name
You got it from your father
It was all he had to give
So it's yours to use and cherish
For as long as you may live
If you lost the watch he gave you
It can always be replaced;
But a black mark on your name
Can never be erased
It was clean the day you took it
And a worthy name to bear
When he got it from his father
There was no dishonor there
So make sure you guard it wisely
After all is said and done
You'll be glad the name is spotless
When you give it to your son
It was all he had to give
So it's yours to use and cherish
For as long as you may live
If you lost the watch he gave you
It can always be replaced;
But a black mark on your name
Can never be erased
It was clean the day you took it
And a worthy name to bear
When he got it from his father
There was no dishonor there
So make sure you guard it wisely
After all is said and done
You'll be glad the name is spotless
When you give it to your son
Happy Father's Day to My Dad & All the Dads!
This is a photo of my Dad (in the middle) celebrating the news, with four of his teammates, that he had just become a Dad for the first time!
He was a professional baseball player and in the middle of a road trip when word got to the team that I was born. Back in the "good old days" baseball teams didn't allow you to stay home for the birth of a child. Thankfully, those days are in the past...
I've been very lucky to have a wonderful Dad in my life -- who is as big of a Notre Dame fan as me!
Happy Father's Day -- DAD!
On a side note -- I had never seen this photo until a week ago. My Aunt Barb found this in a box and gave it to my cousin Mike Doyle to text it to me to see if I could identify who was in the photo with my Dad.
Saturday, June 16, 2018
Mike McGlinchey and Joe Staley's "Bromance"
The two offensive tackles share a common bond in San Francisco -- they both played for Brian Kelly...
LINK: STORY
Friday, June 15, 2018
OT: FSU Bulldog Super Fan in Tennessee!
I received a text this morning from my cousin Patrick Doyle (like me, a huge Notre Dame fan) with a photo of a young man named Dan DelGrosso (pictured above) sporting a Ferris State Bulldogs National Championship T-shirt at Two Rivers Ford in Mt. Juliet, TN.
Our Ferris State Bulldogs won the NCAA Division II National Championship in basketball this past April!
Dan, a 1973 Ferris grad, grew up in Dearborn, MI -- but now calls the Volunteer State home. Pat's son Dustin (he's my cousin but, I think of him as a nephew) works with Dan in their Commercial Sales Department.
I loved seeing Dan representing the "crimson and gold" of Ferris (my alma mater and Pat's too!) in an area fond of the color orange...
When was the last time they won a National Championship in Tennessee?
Thanks Dan!
Go Bulldogs!
Thursday, June 14, 2018
Zack Martin -- Biggest NFL Contract in History!
In the last 24 hours, former Notre Dame All-American Zack Martin signed a contract extension with the Dallas Cowboys for six years and $84,000,000. The largest contract in NFL history for an Offensive Guard!
The link below is of a TV interview he did today...
LINK: RECORD SETTING CONTRACT
LINK: DALLAS MORNING NEWS STORY
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Monday, June 11, 2018
Sunday, June 10, 2018
"Triple Crown Effect" on College Football's Best
Here's a look at the NINE WINNINGEST TEAMS in FBS college football history -- and how they fared in years when a race horse won the TRIPLE CROWN:
- NOTRE DAME: 107 - 11 - 5
- Alabama: 102 - 18 - 12
- Oklahoma: 93 - 24 - 7
- Michigan: 88 - 23 - 4
- Penn State: 86 - 28 - 4
- Texas: 83 - 37 - 5
- Ohio State: 81 - 27 - 7
- USC: 80 - 42 - 5
- Nebraska: 63 - 49 - 8
GO IRISH!
Triple Crown Winners a Good Omen for ND!
There are now 13 Triple Crown Winners in the history of horse racing -- and you know what -- in the football season that follows, Notre Dame Football has won 87% of its games and 5 National Championships!
- 1919: Sir Barton wins Triple Crown / Notre Dame: 9 - 0
- 1930: Gallant Fox wins Triple Crown / Notre Dame: 10 - 0
- 1935: Omaha wins Triple Crown / Notre Dame: 7 - 1 - 1
- 1937: War Admiral wins Triple Crown / Notre Dame: 6 - 2 - 1
- 1941: Whirlaway wins Triple Crown / Notre Dame: 8 - 0 - 1
- 1943: Count Fleet wins Triple Crown / Notre Dame: 9 - 1
- 1946: Assault wins Triple Crown / Notre Dame: 8 - 0 - 1
- 1948: Citation wins Triple Crown / Notre Dame: 9 - 0 - 1
- 1973: Secretariat wins Triple Crown / Notre Dame: 11 - 0
- 1977: Seattle Slew wins Triple Crown / Notre Dame: 11 - 1
- 1978: Affirmed wins Triple Crown / Notre Dame: 9 - 3
- 2015: American Pharoah wins Triple Crown / Notre Dame: 10 - 3
- 2018: Justify wins Triple Crown / ???
Triple Crown Years / Notre Dame Football Record: 107 - 11 - 5
The years that are BOLDED -- Notre Dame won the National Championship!
This fun fact is courtesy of Tim Bourret '78 -- a Notre Dame alum who just retired after spending 40 years as Clemson's Sports Information Director. Tim was inducted into the SID Hall of Fame.
Saturday, June 9, 2018
Domer Mike Lee '09 Wins NABO TITLE!!!
LINK: STORY
The Most All-American Centers in College FB!
Over the last 50 years -- no one in college football has produced more All-Americans at the center position in college football...
LINK: NOTRE DAME
Notre Dame is Statistically "Offensive Guard U"
50 years of research by John Baranowski -- led to his selection of "Offensive Guard U..."
LINK: OFFENSIVE GUARDS
Notre Dame is Statistically "Tight End U"
John Baranowski looked at every position group in college football over the last 50 years...
LINK: TIGHT END U
Notre Dame Statistically is "Offensive Line U"
Sports historian John Barnowski has looked at the last 50 years of college football "position by position" -- and you know what he learned...
Notre Dame is the #1 producer of offensive line talent in college football.
LINK: OFFENSIVE LINE U!
Friday, June 8, 2018
Skylar Goes for 35 Points and 12 Rebounds!
A WNBA career night -- for Notre Dame all-time great Skylar Diggins-Smith -- as she returned home to Indiana...
Skylar is currently the 2nd leading scorer in the WNBA -- averaging 23.0 points -- and 3rd in assists at 6.0 per game.
LINK: BIG NIGHT
Notre Dame a "Common Thread" in Ranking...
ESPN looked at the toughest "non-conference" schedules of Power 5 Conference teams this upcoming season...
Look at what school pops up the most.
LINK: TOUGHEST SCHEDULES
Thursday, June 7, 2018
Domer Mike Lee '09 Fights Again Friday Night
He's 20 - 0 as a professional boxer -- the former three-time Bengal Bouts Champ goes for professional win #21 tomorrow night.
That's Mike Lee on the left in the photo above.
LINK: CHICAGO TRIBUNE STORY
The Rocket and Aaron Taylor on HOF Ballot!
There are more (45) former Notre Dame football players and coaches in the College Football Hall of Fame -- than from any other single college in America...
Former Fighting Irish stars Raghib "Rocket" Ismail and Aaron Taylor are up for election -- see story below.
LINK: HALL OF FAME
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
Two Incoming Hoops Recruits on Team USA!
Muffet's defending National Champions will be well represented on the USA's U-18 national team -- as guards Jordan Nixon and Abby Prohaska were just named to the team!
Congrats!
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
Notre Dame Hosts US Senior Open Qualifier
In a preview of next year's 2019 US Senior Open -- which will be held at Notre Dame's Warren Golf Course -- a number of the top senior golfers in the country were on hand to attempt to qualify for this year's US Senior Open.
Monday, June 4, 2018
Domer Monty Williams Hired by Philadelphia
Former Notre Dame hoops star Monty Williams -- was just hired by the Philadelphia 76ers as their lead assistant. The Domer has had previous NBA head coaching experience with the New Orleans Pelicans...
LINK: MONTY WILLIAMS
Six Year-Old Gives Knute Rockne Speech...
You have got to love this!!!🤣If you’re a Notre Dame or Knute Rockne fan you have to hear this. @momoshinn son Carter, does a great rendition of Rockne. Oh and he’s 6. ☘️ @CoachBrianKelly @NotreDame @Knute_Rockne50 @NDFootball pic.twitter.com/HNGfNbF6IP— Chris Reed☘️ (@theceltictiger) June 5, 2018
Sunday, June 3, 2018
Saturday, June 2, 2018
Notre Dame Fund "Fancy Sock" Promotion!
Your gift funds financial aid for students at the University of Notre Dame.
LINK: ND FANCY SOCKS
Friday, June 1, 2018
Construction Under Way for New FB Facility
The Notre Dame Football Team's new Indoor Football Practice Facility is under construction as we speak...
Thursday, May 31, 2018
Rocky Bleier's "THE PLAY" Here at Notre Dame
Super Bowl Champion and ND football star Rocky Bleier '68 -- is back on campus this weekend celebrating his 50th Class Reunion.
And, he's also going to be performing in his one-man play called "THE PLAY."
The performances are set for this Friday -- 3 PM ET and Saturday 2 PM ET over in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center's DECIO THEATER.
I'm going to tomorrow's performance -- can't wait to see it!
LINK: ABOUT THE PLAY
LINK: TICKET INFORMATION
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Next Gen Uniforms -- Prototype for Notre Dame
Can't say I'm a fan of this proposed design for Notre Dame Football... At least they could have placed us in Under Armour gear.
Please know this -- Notre Dame is not doing this to their football look!
Next Gen Uniforms is a designer that posts their own college football designs on the web...
LINK: OTHER COLLEGE DESIGNS
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
ESPN Story -- Top Unit for Each Top 25 Team
Guess what position unit an ESPN writer believes will be the strength of Notre Dame's football team this season...
LINK: TOP 25
Monday, May 28, 2018
Highlights: Lindsay Allen & Kayla McBride
Lindsay Allen wears #15 and Kay-Mac wears #21 for the WNBA's Las Vegas Aces...ICYMI: The House was at capacity at last night's Inaugural Home Opener! Check out these highlights including; @_ajawilson22 scoring the first home points in Aces' regular season history. #LVAces ♦️♠️🏀 pic.twitter.com/imC6REL2hG— Las Vegas Aces (@LVAces) May 28, 2018
Sunday, May 27, 2018
Domer Dad -- "Drivers Start Your Engines"
Tony George -- Chairman of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and father of Notre Dame alum Lauren George '13 -- just set the Drivers in the Indianapolis 500 off on the race track his family owns...✅ National Anthem— Indianapolis Motor Speedway (@IMS) May 27, 2018
✅ Flyover
✅ Command
Next up: We go GREEN for the 102nd #Indy500.#ThisIsMay | #INDYCAR pic.twitter.com/jfhaTdDdlK
There's nothing quite like coming back home. #Indy500 | #INDYCAR | #ThisIsMay | @Anthem_Singer pic.twitter.com/fupGP6vUO2— Indianapolis Motor Speedway (@IMS) May 27, 2018
Saturday, May 26, 2018
Friday, May 25, 2018
Fr. Ted Was Born 101 Years Ago Today!
His life story has been captured in an upcoming documentary film called HESBURGH that will be released in the next few weeks...
Notre Dame's legendary Priest and President -- was born on this day, 101 years ago...
Georgia's Following Notre Dame's Lead...
The folks from Athens were quite impressed with their first ever trip to the University of Notre Dame...
LINK: GEORGIA
Thursday, May 24, 2018
"Home By Dark" -- A Domer's Creation in GA!
Notre Dame alum James Casto (he's on drums in the video above) -- created Home By Dark -- a concert series he hosts at Chukkar Farm and Brooke Street Park in Alpharetta, GA most Fridays and Saturdays from June to October...
Looks like great fun!!!
LINK: CASTO'S MOTIVATION
Domer Elected to Run for Lt. Governor of NY
Julie Powers Killian '82, was just elected by the New York GOP to be their candidate to run for Lieutenant Governor.
100 Days to Kick-off to Michigan vs. Notre Dame
Michigan will be bringing their best team during the Harbaugh era to campus -- we will have our hands full.
Going to be fun!!!
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Domer Blakey '54 Inducted into Hall of Fame!
Notre Dame alum, Dr. Lew Blakey '54 -- was just inducted into the Virginia Golf Hall of Fame!
Lew is one of the top rules officials in the game of golf. His work with the United States Golf Association and their major events, along with the Masters, PGA Championship, etc., is what earned him this huge honor.
Congrats Lew!
LINK: VIRGINIA GOLF HALL OF FAME
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Domer Boxing Champ's Invisible Pain...
Notre Dame alum Mike Lee '09, the third ranked light heavyweight in the world (as ranked by the WBO), puts his perfect 20 - 0 record on the line in a fight on June 8th in Chicago at the Allstate Arena.
Mike was recently interviewed by Jeremy Herriges from FanSided. Thought you'd find this story of interest!
LINK: LEE'S INVISIBLE PAIN
LINK: BUY TICKETS TO MIKE'S FIGHT
A Notre Dame Fan and a Blind USC Snapper...
Sounds like the line to the start of a joke...
Our friend Todd Bodine -- who loves the Fighting Irish -- did this USC Trojan right and I'm not surprised.
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